Herbie Mann Plays The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd

1965 studio album by Herbie Mann

Studio album by

Herbie Mann

Released

1965

Recorded

March 3, 4 & 5, 1965
New York City

Genre

Jazz

Length

28:47

Label

Atlantic
SD 1437

Producer

Nesuhi Ertegun

Herbie Mann chronology

My Kinda Groove
(1965)

Herbie Mann Plays The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
(1965)

Monday Night at the Village Gate
(1965)

Herbie Mann Plays The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring tunes from the Broadway musical by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd, recorded for the Atlantic label and released in 1965.^[1] Chick Corea is on piano on four of the pieces of that album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Record Mirror	^[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars calling it "One of Mann's less significant projects of the '60s".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley

"The Joker" - 2:39
"Feeling Good" - 3:30
"Where Would You Be Without Me?" - 2:26
"It Isn't Enough" - 2:26
"Look at That Face" - 2:25
"This Dream" - 2:01
"Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" - 2:17
"The Beautiful Land" - 2:12
"My First Love Song" - 4:18
"Sweet Beginning" - 2:00
"A Wonderful Day Like Today" - 2:30

Recorded in New York City on March 3 (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7), March 4 (tracks 3, 6, 8 & 10) and March 5 (tracks 4, 9 & 11), 1965

Personnel

Herbie Mann - flute
John Hitchcock, Mark Weinstein - trombone
Dave Pike - vibraphone
Chick Corea (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7), Roger Kellaway (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 8-11) - piano
Gene Bertoncini (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 8-11), Mundell Lowe (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7), Turk Van Lake (tracks 4, 9 & 11) - guitar
Earl May - bass
Bruno Carr - drums
Carlos "Patato" Valdes - congas
Unidentified string section arranged and conducted by Ray Ellis (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)

References

^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series accessed August 25, 2015
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. The Roar of the Greasepaint -- The Smell of the Crowd – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (20 November 1965). "Herbie Mann: Plays The Roar Of The Greasepaint" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 245. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.